Hands off Triabunna mill rezoning

The former Gunns mill was sold to millionaire environmentalists Graeme Wood and Jan Cameron more than two years ago.

The Glamorgan Spring-Bay Council, led by Liberal candidate mayor Betrand Cadart, voted unanimously to change the zoning of the area, to "Spring Bay Zone", clearing the way for a tourism development.

The Liberals opposed the sale of the mill, but MP Peter Gutwein, says his party would not block the site's transformation.

"Obviously the Triabunna mill was one of the key elements of the forestry deal," he said.

"Labor failed in regards to re-opening that mill, now that the council have made a decision, um, that matter's moved on we won't be unpicking it."

Bryan Green says the Liberals' apparent change of heart on the mill shows their forest policy is a mess.

"You've got this farcical situation where one of his candidates, Bernard Cadart is the mayor up there, moves a motion to turn it into a tourism precinct unanimously supported by one of his own candidates."

"I mean the Liberal Party have got absolutely no policy when it comes to the forest industry."